Being a personal trainer in NYC, I’m used to traveling short distances all around Manhattan but currently I’m writing on a train from Milan to Rome. I don’t normally get to travel long distances so this was my first “red eye” [Read more…]
How to Succeed as a Coach
To succeed as a sports performance coach or personal trainer is beyond your fitness knowledge, programming skills, and acute “coaching eye“. It’s about getting “buy in” from your personal training client and athletes.
Exercise of the Week: Superman Plank Hold
The “Superman Plank Hold” is a bad ass variation of the plank. This is a KILLER ab, core, trunk, or whatever you want to call it exercise. It’s a great exercise to start adding into your own routine, not only because it’s great for your core/trunk [Read more…]
The Evolution of Weightloss Diets
Diets have come and gone, it even goes as far back to the Greeks and Roman times. Today, the Paleo diet, intermittent fasting, juice diets, “If It Fits Your Macros” (IIFYM), and so on are discussed (more like argued) which is the most effective diet. As I did my research, it was interesting to see how some of our current diets and thoughts have been shaped from the past and to see how some things just don’t [Read more…]
Do This, NOT THAT- Fitness Edition
Running around the Manhattan to various personal training gyms and in-home gyms, I get to see some great training and some not so great. This made me think about some common exercises I see in the gym that probably
should be replaced with an alternative exercise selection. [Read more…]
Lessons from a Navy Seals Officer
My job as a performance coach and NYC personal trainer is to prepare my clients for their goals. This not only means the physical aspect but also the mental preparation for overcoming certain negative behaviors – i.e. learning to stop eating fast food, push for that extra rep, and so on. What better way to learn about overcoming obstacles than learning from one of the toughest people in the world, [Read more…]